Iron Dome Missile Defence System Successfully Intercepts Rockets -- Defpro
Two Rockets Fired at Israeli City Intercepted by Recently Deployed Defence System
09:30 GMT, April 8, 2011 defpro.com | Amid flaring conflict and increasing numbers of attacks on Israel’s borders, the recently deployed Iron Dome mobile short-range missile defence system was able to prove its worth in its first combat operation. Less than two weeks after the system become operational, it intercepted on Thursday two rockets fired from Gaza and probably aimed at the coastal City of Ashkelon, according to Israeli officials.
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